ANEM alarm: Physical attacks have not stopped IN Media, nor will financial penalties – solidarity from all is needed.
The editorial office of IN Media from Inđija has been under attack since its establishment. The editor-in-chief, Verica Marinčić, has been physically assaulted multiple times. She has been targeted by motorcyclists, attacked at protests, and physically ejected from the city hall of Inđija. Threats and insults are a daily occurrence, including the desecration of her mother's grave.
She endured and overcame everything at a high cost to her own health and with a sense of injustice stemming from impunity. When threats and attacks failed, lawsuits with elements of SLAPP were utilized, i.e., those lawsuits aimed at preventing writing about certain topics and institutions through prolonged court proceedings and high financial penalties.
Currently, IN Media is facing a series of lawsuits aimed at destroying this portal. The first ruling and penalty of 160,000 dinars foreshadow what the judicial practice will be in other cases.
Therefore, all we have left is solidarity with the editorial team. Citizens of Inđija and Serbia have already supported their media in various ways, without which they would not have basic information about what is happening in their area, in the action "We Do Not Want to Surrender."
ANEM appeals for you to join the solidarity action and the concert of rock musicians from this city, which will take place on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 9:30 PM in the center of Inđija. In addition to musicians, students with badges specifically designed for this event will participate in the solidarity action, along with auctions of records, artworks…
Those who are unable to attend these events in Inđija can help by contributing support to:
Dinar Account: 105-2349723-44
Foreign Currency Account: 105-0595120012960-58
IBAN: RS35105059512001296058
It is now important for as many of us as possible to provide material support to IN Media and Verica Marinčić at this time. We need reliable media that represent true public media services in local communities that the local population trusts.
The time has come for all of us to fight for every professional journalist and editor. We must fight for every remaining professional media outlet that needs to survive locally, regionally, or on cable. That is why it is important for everyone to contribute financially as much as they can. For the salvation of IN Media and Verica Marinčić.
Veran Matić, President of the ANEM Board and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists
The project "System for the Prevention of Violence and Protection of Journalists" is implemented by ANEM in partnership with Insajder TV and the Center for the Development of Local Media, with the support of the European Union and the Balkan Democracy Fund.
